Day: April 28, 2013

PM Erdoğan messing around with minds: On Turkey’s “national drink”… and a social fabric roundup…

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Turkey‘s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the Global Alcohol Policy Symposium in Istanbul April 26, 2013. REUTERS/Murad Sezer   For a healthy generation, grandfather suggested me to drink ayran: Erdoğan from Hurriyet Daily News Turkish PM Erdoğan explained why he branded the salty beverage as the national drink.   Turkish PM vows … Read more

Historic Win for the Pirate Party Movement in Iceland… a cyberculture roundup…

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Pirate Party Enters Iceland?s National Parliament After Historic Election Win from TorrentFreak by Ernesto Founded in 2006, the Pirate party movement has scored some big and small victories over the years. Their biggest success came in 2009 when the party won two seats at the European Parliament. During the last year this was followed by … Read more